I promised a parking lot story and a good old fashioned Karen, but it’s been a very long day, my back is killing me and I’m in the middle of what I’m hoping is the last game of the Toronto-Ottawa series.
It better fucking be.
Target: 1200 words
Written: 1289 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: Veniss Underground, Jeff Vandermeer
Comics: Hawk And Dove v2 17-19, Hawk And Dove Annual 1
Music: Intergalactic, Beastie BoysI have a whole rant about a Karen in a parking lot today, but it has been one motherfuck of a day and if I type it out now, I’ll regret what I say, and probably call her a bunch of misogynistic names I don’t really mean.
Or maybe do, but I’d like to be better than that.
So, /rant off till tomorrow. Tomorrow, it’s rant.
Target: 1200 words
Written: 1386 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: Look Homeward, Angel, Thomas Wolfe (it's over! Finally over! Minus the overt racism, it was pretty good, but damn. I can't remember the last time it took me more than two weeks to finish a book, any book, well, except the Bible. That took a while, and it turned me anti-religious forever. As I've often said, if you're not out by Leviticus, there's something wrong with you.)
Comics: Hawk And Dove v2 13-16
Music: Instruments Of Action, Forget CassettesBut maybe that’s for the best; it’ll keep the Liberals honest.
It does restore my faith in Canadians a little bit; we won’t have a wannabe fascist as Prime Minister.
Now, if we can just accelerate the collapse of the Trump regime, and do what we should have been doing since before Mulroney sold us out and making friends and deals with the rest of the world, to reduce our reliance on these nutjobs to the south…
Anyway, take the wins where you can get them. It’s not a crushing victory for progressive politics, but it’s not a regression.
Any improvement is good improvement.
Protopia, not utopia, remember that.
Target: 1200 words
Written: 880 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: Look Homeward, Angel, Thomas Wolfe
Comics: Hawk And Dove v2 9-12
Music: Instrumental, Linkin Park (not sure where this came from, but it's instrumental remakes of Linkin Park songs. Weird, right?)I don’t believe in God, and the fact that Trump got back in and there’s still a significant portion of the population that supports him has me questioning humanity, but it’s election day, and I can only ask the universe to do something just for once, instead of just repeatedly indicating we’re actually in hell, but it’s not fire and brimstone, it’s just a slow descent into hopelessness, where every avenue gets blocked, every bit of optimism or glimmer of encouragement is choked off, until we all just say, fuck it, it’s too much, and write monstrous run-on sentences on our blogs before giving up completely and laying down to await the crush of our bodies beneath the tanks of bigotry, hatred and greed.
As you can tell, I’m having a good day, fighting my brain and trying to hold on to some slender sliver of hope, even as I jump to conclusions about the inevitable.
Sorry. I’m a real bummer, and I’m tired of the fight.
Target: 1200 words
Written: 739 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: Look Homeward, Angel, Thomas Wolfe (the bleakness of this, admittedly very well written book is not helping)
Comics: Hawk And Dove v2 5-8 (even here, the spectre of right versus left, liberal vs con, looms large)
Music: Instrument Soundtrack, FugaziMan, I have been busting my ass to get caught up to where I need to be to ensure all the things I need and want to do in life get done, after a vacation that was pretty hectic, and didn’t leave a lot of time for anything, let alone extras.
I don’t regret it, but the work it takes to get caught up; I’m starting to think for whatever I can, I might need to intensify the workout, so to speak, before the vacation, instead of playing catch-up afterward. Some stuff will be unavoidable, but if the major stuff is complete, the stuff that can be done ahead of time?
Well, maybe then it’s not all bad, yeah?
Target: 1200 words
Written: 1395 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: Look Homeward, Angel, Thomas Wolfe (I'm pretty sure this book should have been called The Never-Ending Story, not that other one)
Comics: The Hawk And The Dove 4-6, Hawk And Dove 1
Music: Infiltrate Destroy Rebuild, CKYJesus is hungover. Or rather, he’s been on a bender all night watching pornography and eating Cheetos, and now, he’s wondering if he can turn those powers of water into wine into returning his foreskin to its original colour.
But, hey, it’s a day off, right?
(For the record, I’m not Jesus, and Cheetos are terrible lube.)
Target: 1200 words
Written: 1177 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: Look Homeward, Angel, Thomas Wolfe
Comics: Hit-Girl v3 11-12, Kick-Ass vs. Hit-Girl 1-2
Music: Indestructible Object, They Might Be Giants (Jesus' dick?)Or maybe, he’s just figured out how to google Sydney Sweeney, and now he’s down a rabbit hole of AI-generated porn and short clips from Euphoria and The Voyeurs.
Anyway, I cooked two turkeys yesterday and a ham today, so I have not risen. I have fallen onto the couch to watch my beloved Maple Leafs destroy their hated rivals, the evil Sens. Any euphoria I have will come from that, and any voyeuring I do will be with my beautiful wife, who also has a spectacular bod.
Anyway, happy Easter, be nice to each other. I think that was Jesus’ whole deal, once you strip away the religious bullshit.
Too bad Christians haven’t quite figured that out.
Target; 1200 words
Written: 965 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: Look Homeward, Angel, Thomas Wolfe
Comics: Hit-Girl v3 8-10, Kick-Ass v4 18
Music: Indestructible, Rancid (fact: there has never been a bad Tim Armstrong song)I fully intend to follow this up with a post on Monday or Tuesday called Long Ass Weekend, but for now, know, going into Easter, that I was run ragged for weeks before our vacation, and as fun as travel is, it was also insanely busy, and then we got back and I have a thousand things to catch up on, so hosting Easter is kind of bullshit.
Fuck Jesus, and the bunny he rode in on.
Target: 1200 words
Written: 983 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: Look Homeward, Angel, Thomas Wolfe
Comics: Hit-Girl v3 1-3, Kick-Ass v4 13
Music: In Violet Light, The Tragically HipAnd so, it was written, that M.T. Williams should have a day off, and that that day should be utterly compromised by everyone around him, and naught should get done that he desires.
He did watch Thelma & Louise for the first time, however. Who knew Susan Sarandon would be the sensible one?
Target: 1100 words
Written: 1001 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: The Second Book Of The Tao, Stephen Mitchell (some nice things in here, but yeah, can you tell the success of his translation of the Tao Te Ching went to his head, and now he thinks he's a rock star?)
Comics: Kick-Ass v4 5-6, Hit-Girl v2 5-6
Music: In The Valleys Of Our Hearts, The Long Lots (locals, check 'em out, they're terrific, especially live)Take me away to paradise.
Please.
Target: 1100 words
Written: 948 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: The Last Wish, Andrzej Sapkowski
Comics: Kick-Ass v3 1-4
Music: In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, Neutral Milk Hotel